Addressing or like printing machine



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,573

S. G. W. PHIPPS ADDRESSING OR LIKE PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 2l,

S. G. W. PHIPPS Au'g.1o y1926. 1,595,573

ADDRESSING OR LIKE PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 2l, 1924 I5 Sheets-Sheet l2 g@ i y Aug. l() 1926.

5.-(5. EN. FHHPPS @DRESSING 0R LIKE PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 21,

INVENTDK Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

UNITED .STATES 'PAT ENT 'FFIC SAMUEL LIMITED, OE LONDON, ENGLAND, vA COMPANY OE GREAT BRITAIN.

ADDEEssING lvon vLIKE PRINTINGA ivIAcHINE.

Application ined May 21, 1924, serial No.'

The present invention. relates to improvementsin addressing or like printing inachines of the type wherein stencil cards are employed for printing names and addresses upon wrappeis, labels or` the like. v`

In addressing machines of this. class a stencil card is removedv yfrom the hopper or magazine through the actionof va recipro-1 eating pusher .member working in a slideway or track which pushes the card.. along the slideway to a position between a segmented inking roller, and. a 'segmented'L presser roller where a labelvor wrapper is pushed'under the card kby hand, so that when the inking .roller and the presser roller meet they presszthewrapper or label betweenl them and print thereon yfrom the stencil.

Presenting each label or wrapperby yhand is tedious and the present invention has for its object to adapt an addressing or printing machine of the type referred to so thatprints may be produced onv a web of paper vissuL ing from a` roll and then kcut into lengths suitable as labels or wrappers.

According tothe present inventiona roll of gummed or plain paperis placed in the machine, and the end of the paper is passed between rollers which draw the paper from the roll by mechanismaotuated onthe for-l ward movement or throw of 'thecrank-o the reciprocating pusher member; the paper receives the address or Othermatter and is f p thenautomatically cut oi' into {predetermined lengths by a guillotine which is actuated by mechanism atV the finish of the Vforwardithrow of the pusher member Crank The invention will now be described with i referenceY -to the'I accompanyingV drawings which'for convenience show theinvention as: applied to a Ronco addressing machine.

-Fig 1 is a perspectiveview of the mal chine.

.Fig.'2 is a plan viewed from underneath the machine.

Fig. 3 is a ront'viewof part of thema? chine showing the guillotine blade operating to cut Vthe printed wrapper' or label from the web. A Y A.

Fig'.V 111s a similar view but showing the c n c A Y cutting operation. v

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary planview showing' the position of the rollers for drawing-ott'V o'uillotine blade after having completed theV 714,782, and mercatini-1min' May 3o, 1923.v l

. a pre-determined length of paper from the 1f0 jj vFig. 6 is a fragmentary planview fof the paper roll :mounted onv its supports.

Y apparatus;

GEORGE WILLIAM EHIPPS, OE LONDON,A ENGLAND, -AssIGNOE` To UitoNE'o n Figs'. 9 .and .10 are' Vfragmentary views showing themechanism for operating thel yguillotine., Y f

workof the addressing machine, B', the hop# Yper v.or magazinev for the stencil cards, C,

which works in the slideway D, is connected .)n the vdrawings A, represents the frame-4 y the'inking rollers, and'D, the slideway orf track. The reciprocating pusher member E,

a pitman connection with thegear 4, the said i gear being driven yby a gear wheelv 5to which j is ittedthe operatingv handle 6. The reciprocating pusher `member E on its .forward strokevpushes a stencil card from the hopper B along thefslideway or track D to aA posi-- tion between a segmentedf-inking roller'F .and a segmented presser roller G (see Fig. 2) theI segmented inking'roller F receiving'ink from one 'of the inkingiroller's 1C. l' \At the back of the machine fa roll of gummed or y.plain paper' 7 vis supported Vin' f -ried in .brackets -1'11 at the front end of the .95 by .a pinionlQ engaged byv a 'reciprocating' rack .13. The extreme end of ithe paper? is passed between the guillotine blades'ljand. 15, the blade v14: being aiiiXed to thebracketsv 1100 other lblade 15 is pivotedfat` 16 at yone end` in a lug carried by one of the brackets'l'l."

machine, tlieclower roller 10 being` driven 11 `carrying the "rollers 9 and '10 while they while'` the free end of the blade lprojects `by the otherfbracket, and passes through a skew Yslot J formed in a lever..18 which is pivoted at K toa convenient part of the through a'slot H formedin` a 11ug'17'carried` framework A, :and is acted upon ,byfa cam presently to be described. The slot J in the lever 18 is necessary as it carries the eX- tremity of the guillotine blade 15. If the slot was made perpendiculary the arc traversed by the member 18, when acted upon, would tend to distort the guillotine blade l5 on its downward movement.

The reciprocating rack 13 is housed in a guide 19 and passes through a slot formed in the framework A of the machine, and is slotted as at 20 (Fig. 7) to receive a movable lug or bracket 21 on to which is affixed an adjusting screw which determines the length of throw of the rack 13. At the rear of the rack a stationary bracket 23 is affixed which is contacted by the rocking crank member 2a as the latter moves rearwardly, force the rack 13 into its backward position. On the forward throw of the pusher member E, the crank 2L comes into contact with the movable lug 21 affixed in the slot 20 of the rack 13 and affords a forward movement to the rack. The rack moving forward on the pinion 12 causes rotation of the lower feed roller 10 and also the upper feed roller 9 which is in frictional contact with it, and so a strip of paper 7 is fed through between the guillotine blades 14 and 15.

At the finish of the forward stroke of the rack 13 the guillotine blade 15 is brought into cutting action by means of a cam 24 (Figs. 9 or 10) mounted or formed on a spindle 25 to which a gear 26 is: attached,

r which gear is engaged by a further gear 27,

in mesh with the hand operated gear 5, upon which is mounted the segmented presser roller G.-

On the upper or moving guillotine blade 15 is attached a spring wire 28, see Fig. 5, which holds the paper 7 down when the cutting is effected. The lower roller 10, which is preferably rubber coated is fitted with a clutch or free wheel of known type which permits the roller to remain stationary during the rearward movement of the rack 13.

The adjustment of the feed of the paper 7 is effected by turning the adjusting screw 22 at the end of the machine so that the movable lug 21 moves backwards or forwards in the slot 20 of rack 13 (see Figs. 2 and 7). It therefore follows that if a counter clockwise movement is given to the screw 22, the rack 13 is afforded a greater movement and paper of a length sufficient to form a wrapper will be printed upon and cut. On the other hand if a clockwise rotation is imparted to the screw 22 a lesser movement of the rack 13 is occasioned by the crank .2a so that a short strip or label is automatically cut. Y is the adjustable envelope gauge.

In action, a roll of paper 7 having been moimted in the brackets 8, the screw 22 is turned to afford the necessary adjustment for either wrappers or labels. The end of the paper is passed under the hopper or maga- Zine B and between the segmented inking roller F and presser roller G, under roller X and between the feed rollers 9 and 10 carried between the brackets 11, the extreme edge projecting between the guillot'ineblades 14 and l5.

A clockwise rotation is now imparted to the handle 6 and the gear 4 operatesthe pusher member E through the connecting rod 3, crank shaft 2 and arms 1. The crank 2a of crank shaft 2 in its forward movement engages the movable lug 21 and causes a forward movement to the rack 13 which rotates the pinion 12 and causes the lower roller 10 to revolveV and draw off the paper from the roll between it and roller 9.

Simultaneously with this movement,'the reciprocating pushermember E acts upon the lowermost stencil card in the hopper B and pushes it to printing position between vthe segmented inking roller F, whichhas contacted with the large inkino' roller C, and the segmented presser roller The meeting of the segmented rollers causes the stencil card to print on the paper web 7. Simultaneous with the printing on the paper web, the cam 24 mounted on the shaft of gear 26 (see Fig. 10) acts on the pivoted lever 18 and depresses the free end of the lever against the action of spring 18a so that the guillotine blade 15 severs the previously printed portion from the web'as the top of the slot J acts on thefreev end of the pivoted blade 15.

During the cutting of the printed strip from the web 7 the'rollers 9 and 10 remain stationary since the rack 13 has reached its furthest forward movement from the crank 2a, and the rollers moreover remain stationary on the rearward movement of the rack 13 owing to the free wheel device fitted to roller 10 previously mentioned.

Itis to be understood that although the invention has been described as being applied to a Roneo addressing machine it canbe applied to other types of machines wherein stencil cards are pushed to printing position between a segmented inking roller and a segmented presser roller, the application of the invention only requiring minor alterations or modications.

To turn the machine into use for addressing envelopes it is only necessary to withdraw the paper from the rollers 9, 10 and re-wind on to the paper roll at the end of the machine. Envelopes can then ybe fed by hand between the segmented presser roller Gr and the segmented inking roller F.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In an addressing or printing machine of the type specified, the combination of a paper-supporting roll, a reciprocating stencil pushing member, draw-olil rollers for said paper, a pinion carried by one of said rollers, a rack for operating said pinion, and mechanism for reciprocating said pushing member and for actuating said rack.

2. In an addressing or printing machine of the type specified, the combination ofV a paper-supporting roll, means for Withdrawing a predetermined length of paper from Said roll, said means including draw-oli' rollers, a pinion carried by one of said roll ers, a rack engaging said pinion and having a slot therein, a lug tted in said slot and adjustable longitudinally thereof, a screw member supported by said rack for adjusting said lug, and means contacting said lug to move said rack to operate said pinion, the adjustment of said lug determining the amount of movement of the rack. f

In testimony whereof I have signed my 20 

